Al St. John
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Al St. John (September 10, 1893 – January 21, 1963) in his persona of Fuzzy Q. Jones basically defined the role and concept of "comical sidekick" to cowboy heroes from 1930 to 1951. St. John also created a character, "Stoney," in the first of a continuing Western film series, The Three Mesquiteers, that was later played (at a low point in his own career) by John Wayne.
Born in Santa Ana, California, St. John entered silent films around 1912 and soon rose to co-starring and starring roles in short comic films from a variety of studios. His uncle, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, may have helped him in his early days at Mack Sennett Studios, but talent kept him working. He was slender, sandy-haired, handsome and a remarkable acrobat.
St. John frequently appeared as Arbuckle's mischievously villainous rival for the attentions of leading ladies like Mabel Normand, and worked with Arbuckle and Charles Chaplin in The Rounders (1914). The most critically praised film from St. John's period with Arbuckle remains Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916) with Normand.
The name Fuzzy originally belonged to a different actor, John Forrest “Fuzzy“ Knight, who took on the role of cowboy sidekick before St. John. As the studio first intended to hire Knight for the western series but then gave the role to St. John instead, he took on the nickname of his rival for his screen character.
In most of his films, screen time was set aside for St. John to do a sort of solo comedy act, emphasizing amazing pratfalls and acrobatics. He might "find" a bicycle on a fairground set, and do an astonishing sequence of acrobatic stunts on the cycle, or he might try to capture a rat, bat, skunk, gopher, or bug with hilarious and chaotic consequences. Another stunt which he used in nearly every Western was virtually his trademark: he would mount his horse in apparently the standard manner, but somehow wind up sitting facing backward, and often would ride off with the hero in this unusual orientation.
When Crabbe left PRC (according to interviews, in disgust at their increasingly low budgets), St. John was paired with new star Lash LaRue. Ultimately, St. John made more than 80 Westerns as Fuzzy. His last film was released in 1952. From that time on until his death in 1963 in Lyons, Georgia, he made personal appearances at fairs and rodeos, and travelled with the Tommy Scott Wild West Show. Altogether, Al St. John acted in 346 movies, spanning four decades from 1912 to 1952.
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Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006 · (archive footage)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981 · Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976 · (archive footage)
Crazy Days
1962 · Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 · Self (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 · archive footage
The Frontier Phantom
1952 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Black Lash
1952 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Vanishing Outpost
1951 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Thundering Trail
1951 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
King of the Bullwhip
1950 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Daltons' Women
1950 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Son of a Badman
1949 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Son of Billy the Kid
1949 · Sheriff Fuzzy
Outlaw Country
1949 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Frontier Revenge
1948 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Mark of the Lash
1948 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Dead Man's Gold
1948 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Cheyenne Takes Over
1947 · Al 'Fuzzy' St. John
The Fighting Vigilantes
1947 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Return of the Lash
1947 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Stage to Mesa City
1947 · Fuzzy Jones
Ghost Town Renegades
1947 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Pioneer Justice
1947 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Border Feud
1947 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law of the Lash
1947 · Fuzzy
My Dog Shep
1946 · Deputy Sheriff
Outlaws of the Plains
1946 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Overland Riders
1946 · Fuzzy Jones
Prairie Badmen
1946 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Ghost of Hidden Valley
1946 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Terrors on Horseback
1946 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Gentlemen With Guns
1946 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Lightning Raiders
1946 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Prairie Rustlers
1945 · Fuzzy Jones
Fighting Bill Carson
1945 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Border Badmen
1945 · Fuzzy Jones
Rustlers' Hideout
1945 · Fuzzy Jones
Stagecoach Outlaws
1945 · Fuzzy Jones
Gangster's Den
1945 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Shadows of Death
1945 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
His Brother's Ghost
1945 · Andy Jones / Jonathan Fuzzy Jones
Oath of Vengeance
1944 · Fuzzy Jones
I'm from Arkansas
1944 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wild Horse Phantom
1944 · Fuzzy Jones
Fuzzy Settles Down
1944 · Fuzzy Jones
The Drifter
1944 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Valley Of Vengeance
1944 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Thundering Gun Slingers
1944 · Doc Jones
Frontier Outlaws
1944 · Fuzzy Jones
Devil Riders
1943 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Raiders of Red Gap
1943 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Blazing Frontier
1943 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Renegade
1943 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Cattle Stampede
1943 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law of the Saddle
1943 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wolves of the Range
1943 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Western Cyclone
1943 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Death Rides the Plains
1943 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Dead Men Walk
1943 · Townsman Finding Kate's Body
Fugitive of the Plains
1943 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wild Horse Rustlers
1943 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Kid Rides Again
1943 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
1942 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Mysterious Rider
1942 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Along the Sundown Trail
1942 · Crandall - Lawyer (uncredited)
Overland Stagecoach
1942 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Border Roundup
1942 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Prairie Pals
1942 · Hank Stoner
Sheriff of Sage Valley
1942 · Fuzzy Jones
Law and Order
1942 · Fuzzy Jones
Texas Justice
1942 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
1942 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Jesse James, Jr.
1942 · Pop Sawyer
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
1942 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Stagecoach Express
1942 · Dusty Jenkins
Billy the Kid Trapped
1942 · Fuzzy Jones
Valley of the Sun
1942 · Bearded Man Hurrying to Wedding (uncredited)
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
Arizona Terrors
1942 · Hardtack
The Lone Rider Fights Back
1941 · Fuzzy Jones
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
1941 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
A Missouri Outlaw
1941 · Dan Willoughby
Billy the Kid Wanted
1941 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Lone Rider Ambushed
1941 · Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941 · Fuzzy
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
1941 · Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
1941 · Fuzzy
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
1941 · Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Apache Kid
1941 · Stage Guard Dangle
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
1941 · Fuzzy Jones
Billy the Kid's Range War
1941 · Fuzzy
The Lone Rider Rides On
1941 · Fuzzy
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
1940 · Fuzzy
Texas Terrors
1940 · Frosty Larson
Friendly Neighbors
1940 · Smokey
Li'l Abner
1940 · Joe Smithpan
Marked Men
1940 · Gimpy - a thug
Billy the Kid in Texas
1940 · Fuzzy
Billy the Kid Outlawed
1940 · Fuzzy Jones
Murder on the Yukon
1940 · Bill Smithers
Oklahoma Terror
1939 · Fuzzy Glass
Trigger Pals
1939 · Fuzzy
Exposed
1938 · Flophouse Bum
Frontier Scout
1938 · Whiney Roberts
Gunsmoke Trail
1938 · Fuzzy
Songs and Bullets
1938 · Fuzzy Martin
Knight of the Plains
1938 · Fuzzy
Call of The Yukon
1938 · Joe
Start Cheering
1938 · Station Master
The Rangers' Round-Up
1938 · Fuzzy
The Fighting Deputy
1937 · Fuzzy
A Lawman Is Born
1937 · Eli Root
Moonlight on the Range
1937 · Fuzzy Jones
Sing Cowboy Sing
1937 · Duke Evans
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937 · Uncle Billy
Melody of the Plains
1937 · Fuzzy
Love Nest on Wheels
1937 · Uncle Jed
The Roaming Cowboy
1937 · Fuzzy
Trail Dust
1936 · Al
West of Nevada
1936 · Walla Walla Wiggins
Pinto Rustlers
1936 · Mack
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 · Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
The Millionaire Kid
1936 · Matthews
A Face in the Fog
1936 · Elmer
Trigger Tom
1935 · Stub Macey
Bar 20 Rides Again
1935 · Cinco
The Law of 45's
1935 · Stoney Martin
Midnight Phantom
1935 · Radio Officer Jones
Public Stenographer
1934 · Elmer
From Headquarters
1933 · Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited)
Riders of Destiny
1933 · Bert - Henchman
His Private Secretary
1933 · Tom - Garage Owner
Buzzin' Around
1933 · Al
Law of the North
1932 · Jailbird
Riders of the Desert
1932 · Slim - A Ranger
Harem Scarem
1932
Bridge Wives
1932 · Al Smith
Police Court
1932 · Skid
The Door Knocker
1931 · The Door Knocker
That's My Meat
1931
Honeymoon Trio
1931 · The Newlywed Husband
Aloha
1931 · Sailor
Mlle. Irene The Great
1931
Marriage Rows
1931 · Al
The Painted Desert
1931 · Buck
The Land of Missing Men
1930 · Buckshot
Beyond the Law
1930 · Henchman
The Oklahoma Cyclone
1930 · Slim
Two Fresh Eggs
1930
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
Western Knights
1930 · Al
Hell Harbor
1930 · Bunion
The Dance of Life
1929 · Bozo
She Goes to War
1929 · Bill
Hot or Cold
1928
Painted Post
1928 · Joe Nimble
Hello Cheyenne!
1928 · Zip Coon
Run, Girl, Run
1928 · Story
Casey Jones
1927 · Jock MacTavish
The Stunt Man
1927 · Second-Unit Director
American Beauty
1927 · Waiter
Life in Hollywood No. 2
1927 · Himself
High Spots
1927 · The Clerk
Jungle Heat
1927
Listen Lena
1927 · Al Adams
High Sea Blues
1927 · Bill Brown
The General
1926 · Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
Flaming Romance
1926 · Al
Who Hit Me?
1926 · Al
Skybound
1926 · The Boy
His Taking Ways
1926
A Punch in the Nose
1926
Fire Away
1925
Fair Warning
1925 · Jay Walker
Curses
1925 · Buttonshoe Bill
The Iron Mule
1925 · The Engineer
Red Pepper
1925 · Tom Katt
Dynamite Doggie
1925 · Al
Lovemania
1924 · Writer, Director
The Garden of Weeds
1924 · Nat Barlow
Stupid, but Brave
1924 · The Bum, Writer
His First Car
1924 · 1st Camping Husband
Unreal News Reel No. 2
1924 · Man on stationary bicycle
Spring Fever
1923
Out of Place
1922 · Director
All Wet
1922 · Director, Writer
Special Delivery
1922
A Studio Rube
1922
The High Sign
1921 · Man On Beach
The Scarecrow
1920 · Man with Motorbike (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy
1920 · Director
Trouble
1920
Speed
1919 · Director, Screenplay
Back Stage
1919 · Stagehand
A Desert Hero
1919 · The Bad Man
Love
1919 · Al Clove - Fatty's Rival (uncredited)
The Pullman Porter
1919
Camping Out
1919
A Scrap of Paper
1918 · The Crown Prince
The Cook
1918 · Holdup Man (uncredited)
Good Night, Nurse!
1918 · Surgeon's Assistant
Moonshine
1918 · Mountain Man
The Bell Boy
1918 · Desk Clerk
Out West
1918 · Wild Bill Hickup
A Country Hero
1917 · City Gent
Coney Island
1917 · Old Friend of Fatty's Wife, Old Friend of Fatty's Wife (uncredited)
Oh, Doctor!
1917 · Gambler
His Wedding Night
1917 · Rival employee
The Rough House
1917 · Cook
A Reckless Romeo
1917 · The Pretty Girl's Boyfriend
The Butcher Boy
1917 · Alum
The Grab Bag Bride
1917 · The Villain
Bombs!
1916 · Bicycle Messenger
A Creampuff Romance
1916 · Al
The Waiters' Ball
1916 · The Waiter
The Moonshiners
1916
The Other Man
1916
His Wife's Mistake
1916 · The Office Boy
Bright Lights
1916 · The Bartender
He Did and He Didn’t
1916 · The Bounding Burglar
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
1916 · Hiram Perkins' Son
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915 · Studio Janitor
A Village Scandal
1915 · Sword Swallower
Fickle Fatty's Fall
1915 · Butcher Boy
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
1915 · Dog Catcher (uncredited)
Crossed Love and Swords
1915 · A Bosom Friend
Our Dare-Devil Chief
1915 · Gang Leader's Accomplice
Droppington's Family Tree
1915 · Waiter
When Love Took Wings
1915 · Hank Perkins, Fatty's Rival
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915 · Fatty's Rival
That Little Band Of Gold
1915 · Waiter (uncredited)
Hogan's Romance Upset
1915 · Second Row Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
1915 · Lead Cop (uncredited)
A Bird's a Bird
1915
Fatty's New Role
1915 · Cop (uncredited)
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
1915 · Cop in Park / Prisoner in Derby (uncredited)
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
1915 · The Squire's Son
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914 · Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914 · Party Guest (uncredited)
The Plumber
1914
His Prehistoric Past
1914 · Caveman
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914 · Cafe Patron / Bouncer (uncredited)
Fatty's Jonah Day
1914 · Fatty's Rival
An Incompetent Hero
1914 · The Burglar
Shot in the Excitement
1914 · The Daughter's Suitor
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
1914
The Love Thief
1914
The Anglers
1914
Fatty's Debut
1914 · (unconfirmed)
Lover's Luck
1914 · Fatty's Rival
The New Janitor
1914 · Elevator boy
Mabel's Blunder
1914 · Mabel's Brother
The Rounders
1914 · Bellhop / Waiter
Those Country Kids
1914 · Mr. Reddy
Soldiers of Misfortune
1914
The Sky Pirate
1914
Fatty's Finish
1914
Mabel's Married Life
1914 · Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Mabel's Busy Day
1914 · Policeman
The Knockout
1914 · Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited)
The Alarm
1914
Caught in a Cabaret
1914 · Singer (uncredited)
The Star Boarder
1914 · Boarder (uncredited)
Tango Tangles
1914 · Guest in Convict Costume (uncredited)
Mabel's Strange Predicament
1914 · Bellboy (uncredited)
Won in a Closet
1914
In the Clutches of the Gang
1914 · Cop
His Sister's Kids
1913 · Cop
Mother's Boy
1913 · Cop
The Riot
1913 · Man in Pool Hall
A Noise from the Deep
1913
The Doctored Affair
1913
Her Birthday Present
1913
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